Asserts the conservative Republican commentator in D.C.: "Recently Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., appeared on Chris Matthews’ 'Hardball' show, and in discussion about voter-ID laws he said that voting should be as easy as 'getting a glass of fresh water.' He equated requiring a picture ID to vote to Jim Crow laws and poll taxes. It is particularly troubling to hear this from Lewis, a battle scarred veteran of the civil-rights movement."
She argues that history shows that freedom ain't free: "Certainly someone who put his life on the line struggling for civil rights, like John Lewis, should know this. How can he possibly conclude that voting – the privilege to make one’s voice heard as part of the ongoing deliberations central to our enterprise of advancing human freedom – should be as easy 'as getting a glass of fresh water'? A free society will soon not be free if the citizens in it see their freedom as something that should arrive effortlessly, free of personal responsibility, like the appearance of the morning sun. Black leaders do damage to our nation, and to our black citizens, to label as racism requirements for a modicum of personal responsibility in order to vote."
More from Ms. Parker: "Every American should celebrate efforts requiring responsibility for clear proof of identity when registering to vote. And every American should appreciate the importance of efforts by states, like that taking place now in Florida, to update and ensure the honesty and integrity of voter files. Freedom is not free. To the extent that Americans of any background do not appreciate this, we will long for the days when we were free."
Star Parker: "Please — Photo ID Me!"
